Best Cataract surgery (both eyes) ophthalmologists: TOP 92 doctors

Dr. Ömer Kocabıyık has completed his specialization in the Department of Ophthalmology at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University in 2016. He performed many cataract operations at Merzifon State Hospital and at Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic. He also performs blepharoplasty (eyelid) and excimer laser treatment of refractive errors (hypermetropia, astigmatism, myopia). He diagnoses, treats and monitors medical and glaucoma diseases. His papers were published at the 2012/2013/2015/2017 Ophthalmology National Congresses.

FIELDS OF MEDICAL INTERESTS

Retina

glaucoma

Cornea

Refractive Surgery

Cataract

Director, Samsung Miracle Eye Clinic Gangnam Branch 

· Former Co-Director, Cheonan Kim Eye Clinic 

· Founder, Cheonan Kim Eye Clinic Network 

· Graduate of Korea University College of Medicine 

· Master's Degree in Medicine, Korea University Graduate School 

· Doctorate in Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Graduate School

· Ophthalmologist, Korea University College of Medicine 

· Outpatient Professor, Korea University Medical Center 

· Cornea Fellow, Samsung Seoul Hospital 

· Outpatient Professor, Samsung Seoul Hospital 

· Clinical Instructor, Vision Correction Clinic, Samsung Seoul Hospital

· Reference Doctor for STAAR ICL and TICL 

· Awarded Smile 1 Million Thanks Trophy by Smile 1000, 2022 

· Ranked Top 5 in Nationwide Cataract Surgeries, 2014 

· Conducted Presbyopia Correction Cataract Surgery, 2007 

· Conducted Intraocular Lens Implantation Surgery, 2005 

· Member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS) 

· Member of the Korean External Eye Disease Society (KEEDS) 

· Member of the Korean Contact Lens Society (KCLS) 

· Member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS) 

· Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) 

· Member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)

· Member of the Insurance Committee, Korean Ophthalmological Society 

· Member of the Medical Advisory Committee, Cheonan District Prosecutor's Office, Daejeon

Place and Date of Birth

• Tirebolu, 1987

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2004 -2011- Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2012- 2016- Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital
• 2016 – 2022- Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital

Number of Scientific Publications

• 20 international and national publications

Case Experience

• Experience of over 30.000 surgical cases

Membership

• Turkish Ophthalmology association

Place and Date of Birth

• Adana, 1989

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Private Bilfen Science High School (2003-2006)
• Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine (2006-2012)
• Marmara University Pendik Education and Research Hospital (2013-2017)
• SBÜ Sultan Abdülhamid Han Education and Research Hospital (2017-2019)

Case Experience

• Over 10.000 case experience

Membership

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
• The European Society of Cataract and Refractory Surgeons (ESCRS)
• European Dry Eye Society (EuDES)
• Refractive Surgery Alliance Society (RSA)
• International Society of Refractory Surgery (ISRS)

Place and Date of Birth

• Ergani, 1984

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2008 Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2009-2014 Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology
• Osmaniye State Hospital 2014-2017
• Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital 2017-2018
• Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Education and Research Hospital 2018-2020

Case Experience

• Experience of over 10.000 surgical cases

Membership

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
• Istanbul Medical Chamber

Books

• Sevda Ertekin, Covid 19 ve göz hastalıkları, bölüm 22

AWARDS

• Sevda Ertekin/RETINA, Best research 3rd award

SEMINARS

• Sevda Ertekin, Vision Screening in Children, Osmaniye,2015
• Sevda Ertekin, Emergency Eye Diseases, Osmaniye, 2016
• Sevda Ertekin, Diabetes and Eye Health, Istanbul,2022

Place and Date of Birth

• Kabil, 1978

Language Skills

• English, Persian, Hindi, Pashto

Education and Experience

• 2002 Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine
• 2002 -2003 – Emergency and First Aid Clinic
• 2003 -2005 Başkent University Internal Medicine
• 2005 -2006 – Ministry of Justice Institutional Physician
• 2006 -2012 – Erzurum Atatürk University, Ophthalmology Department
• 2012 – 2017 Erzincan University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology

Number of Scientific Publications

• 10 scientific publications

Case Experience

• Experience of over 20.000 surgical cases

Membership

• TOD
• TTB

Medical Interests and Activities 

Cornea 

Anterior Segment Surgery 

Retractive Surgery 

Education and Experience 

Private Practice 

Beyoğlu Eye Hospital 

Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University 

Liv Hospital, Ulus, Department of Eye Diseases

Research and Publications 

International papers: 30 

National papers: 30+ 

Book in Turkish : 1 (Wavefront and topography based laser) 

Book Chapters: numerous 

Journal Editing, Membership for Publication and Scientific Advisory Boards 

The Cornea (reviewer.)

Medical Fields of Interest 

Glaucoma 

Cornea 

Cataract and Refractive Surgery 

Education 

Marmara University Faculty of Medicine ( 2006-2012 ) 

Istanbul Training and Research Hospital Ophthalmology Residency (2013-2017) 

Istanbul University Certificate of Experimental Animal Use ( 2015 ) 

International Council of Ophthalmology Visual Sciences ( 2015 ) 

Pediatric Glaucoma Training at Bratislava National Institute of Children’s Diseases ( 2022 ) 

Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology ( FEBO 2022 ) 

Experiences 

Istanbul Training and Research Hospital 

Yeni Yuzyil University Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital 

Memorial Şişli Hospital

Liv Ulus Hospital 

Memberships 

Turkish Ophthalmology Association 

Turkish Medical Association 

American Academy of Ophthalmology ( AAO ) 

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) 

Medical Fields of Interest: 

Retina Diseases 

Diabetic Retinopathy, Hypertensive Retinopathy, Vascular Obstructions 

Yellow Spot Disease (Macular Degeneration), SSRP 

Intraocular (intravitreal) Injection 

Vitreoretinal Surgery 

Retinal Detachment 

Macular Surgeries (Epiretinal Membrane, Macular Hole, VMT) 

Intraocular Hemorrhages 

Cataracts 

Smart lens, toric lens 

Excimer Laser Treatments 

Lasik 

No-touch, PRK

Education: 

Uludag University, Bursa 

Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 

Vance Thompson Vision Center, SD, USA 

Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 

Experience: 

Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 

Yeni Yuzyil University Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Istanbul 

Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, Istanbul

Memberships: 

Turkish Ophthalmological Association (TOA) 

TOA Young Ophthalmologists Executive Board Membership 

TOA Medical Retina Unit Membership 

Turkish Republics Ophthalmology Society (TROS) 

European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) 

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 

Istanbul Medical Chamber (IMC)

Specializations

Smart Lens

Cataract

Oculoplastic Surgery

Medical Retina

Cataract Surgery

Oculoplastic Surgery (Aesthetic applications around the eyes)

Strabismus and amblyopia treatment

Glaucoma (Eye tension) diagnosis and treatment

Experience

Yüksekova State Hospital (2022-2023)

Education

Undergraduate: Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine 2017

Specialization in Medicine: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Department of Ophthalmology (2018-2022)

Scientific Publications

Endothelial loss following postoperative intracameral triamcinolone acetonide and subconjunctival dexamethasone injections (Ocular Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology 42 (4) 237-242,2023)       Sali F, Aykut V, Kunbaz A, Durmuş E, Hepokur M, Oğuz H, Esen F.

Refractive outcome of trocar-assisted sutureless sceral fixation with 3-piece intraocular lenses (International Ophthalmology 41, 2689-2694, 2021) Aykut V, Sali F, Esen F, Oğuz H.

A comprehesive enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography analysis of pseudoexfoliation spectrum from non-glaucomatous to advanced stage glaucoma in the aspect of Bruch's membrane opeining-minimum rim width (International Ophthalmology 42, 1835-1847, 2022) Hepokur M, Elgin Y , Güneş M, Sali F, Oğuz H.

Optical coherence tomography and Scheimpflug imaging of the iridocorneal angle following intravitreal injection of different medications: A longitudinal analysis (Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 41, 103319, 2023 ) Hepokur M, Ersoy EE, Kısakürek AB, Sali F, Durmuş E, Aykut V, Oğuz H, Esen F.

Visual Outcomes, Endothelial Loss, and Complications Following Iris-Claw Intraocular Lens Implantation and Trocar-Assisted Sutureless Scleral Fixation of Intraocular Lenses (Beyoglu Eye J 8(4): 253-259, 2023) Durmus E, Aykut V, Hepokur M, Sali F, Sanisoglu HA, Oguz H, Esen F.

Effect of Statin Therapy on Choroidal Structure in Patients with Hyperlipidemia: A Case–Control Study with Optical Coherence Tomography (Cerrahpaşa Med J, 2023) Hepokur M, Çebi Yılmaz A, Güneş-Çelebi M, Sali F, Çelik FB, Oğuz H.

Place and Date of Birth

• Erzurum, 1984

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2003-2009 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
• 2010-2014 KSÜ Faculty of Medicine (Specialization)
• 2014-2016 Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital

Case Experience

• More than 5.000 surgical operations

Memberships

• 1- Turkish Medical Association
• 2- Turkish Society of Ophthalmology

Place and Date of Birth

• İzmir, 1964

Language Skills

• English French

Education and Experience

• 1981-1987 Ege University, School of Medicine
• 1988-1991 Fırat University, Eye Diseases (Specialization)
• 1994-2000 İnönü University (Asst. Prof.)
• 2000-2004 İnönü University (Assoc. Prof.)
• 2012 Medeniyet University (Prof.)

Case Experience

• Experience with more than 10,000 surgical cases during 25 years of active service as an ophthalmologist.
• Over 2,000 strabismus surgeries experience, over 200 corneal transplants.

Memberships

• TOD (Turkish Society of Ophthalmology)

Administrative and academic duties

• Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital (Eye Clinic Chief), 2005-2012

Birth place and date

Konya, 1984

Foreign Languages ​​Known

English, German

Educational Status and Experience

Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Associate Professor (2023)

St. Franziskus-Hospital, Zentrum für Refraktive Chirurgie

Germany, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship (2022-2023)

Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Specialist Doctor (2018-2022)

Hatice-Muammer Kocatürk State Hospital, Kayseri, Specialist Doctor (2017-2018)

Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Specialist Doctor (2014-2017)

Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Specialization in Medicine (2010-2014)

Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Medical Education (2007-2010)

GATA Gülhane Military Medical Faculty, Ankara, Medical Education (2003-2007)

Kuleli Military High School, Istanbul (1999-2003)

Case Experience

Experience of over 10,000 surgical cases.

Associations of which he is a member

ESOPRS (European Society Of Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery), Member, 2022

ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons), Member, 2021

MRCSEd (The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh), Member, 2021

TOD-GO (Turkish Ophthalmology Association - Young Ophthalmologists Group), Member, 2018

TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association), Member, 2010

Certificates

2016 European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma, FEBO, Paris

2019 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Visual Sciences

2020 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Optics and Refraction

2020 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Clinical Science

2021 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Advanced Examination, FICO

2019 Ophthalmology Clinical Research Training, Istanbul

2014 Communication, Anterior Segment and Toric Lens Applications, Prague

Books

Sea Sword

MCQ for International Ophthalmology Board Exams – 2

Chapter 4, Oculoplasty, (2021). Anatolian Bookstore.

Awards

FICO, International Fellowship Scholarship 2022

TÜBİTAK, International Scientific Publications Incentive Scholarship UBYT, 2022

TÜBİTAK, International Scientific Publications Incentive Scholarship UBYT, 2020

Ministry of Health, Certificate of Appreciation, 2018

Specializations

Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)

Glaucoma (Eye Pressure)

Yellow Spot Disease

Diabetic Retinopathy

Work Experience

• 2003-2011: Worked in public hospitals.
• 2011 - Present: Working in the private sector, currently at the Eye Clinic of Private Koru Hospital (Çukurambar).

Education

• 1999: Graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.
• 2003: Completed specialization at Ankara Training and Research Hospital Eye Clinic.

Specialization

• Cataract and Other Anterior Segment Surgeries
• Refractive Surgery
• Retinal Diseases (Experience with over 30,000 cases)

Language Skills

• English

Professional Memberships

• TOD (Turkish Ophthalmological Association)
• TCOD (Turkish Republics Ophthalmology Association)
• AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)

"He has experience of over 10,000 surgical cases. He has published 48 scientific articles that are included in international and national scientific indexes, and these articles have been cited more than 250 times. He has also presented 28 papers in international and national scientific meetings. His professional interests are Cataract surgery (Femtosecond laser, Trifocal, EDOF, Multifocal, Toric intraocular lenses) Refractive surgery (Femtosecond laser, Excimer laser, LASIK, LASEK, PRK, SMILE) Oculoplastic surgery (Eyelid aesthetics, ptosis, entropion, ectropion, pterygium) Medical Retina (Macular degeneration) , Diabetic retinopathy, Retinal vascular occlusion, SSR) Glaucoma (Medical and surgical treatment) Strabismus and Amblyopia Filling and Botulinum toxin applications"

Place and Date of Birth

• Merzifon, 1972

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine (English)1996
• Okmeydanı Education Research 2000
• Malatya SSK Regional Hospital 2004
• Bucak State Hospital 2009
• Antalya Medical Park Hospital 2009-2023

Membership

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association Konya, Antalya Branch Board of Directors

Certificates

• Artisan Iris
• Claw Lens Application
• EVRS Vitroretinal Surgery Applications
• iSCRS
• AAO

Seminars

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association Konya Live Surgery 2012
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association National Congress Live Surgery 2014
• TOD Congress Antalya Oculoplasty Moderation 2015
• TOD Winter Symposium Strabismus Moderation 2016
• Family Physicians Association Eye Examination Seminars 2017-2018
• Flight Physicians Association Eye Seminars 2019

Case Experience

• Experience of over 27.000 surgical cases

Number of Scientific Publications

• Over 20 international and national oral notifications
• Live surgery instructor
• More than 10 national and international scientific publications